News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-10-20

Line Is spending few days in town
A good number of people were il
town Saturday and business was quit,
lively.
Fred Kipp sent US down a couple o
fine cartridges last week, for which h,
has our thanks.
The pulp mill is necessarily shu
down most of the time of late on ac
count of low water.
Mrs. S. r. Waterman, who ha
been very i'll for some days, is not
we regret to learn, any better.
The new abutments at the railroad
bridge are nearly completed, and arr
decided improvement over the ole
ones.
Mr.. Soper and family are to NOV,
into the old Morrisville House, in
stead of the Roberts house, as stated
last week.
Rev. Mr.. Hyde breaches his las
sermon here next Sunday. It is ex
pected that he will be succeeded by
Rev. Mr.. Puffer, of Chelsea.
In the premium list as recently pub
lished, the best tin of raised biscuit
awarded to Mrs. A. 0. Gates, should
nave been to Miss Abbie Larabee.
Miss Ina Baker has been spending
few weeks with friends in Wolcot
and Stowe. and with her parents il
Hyde Park. Ina is one of the girl:
that merit a vacation once in awhile.
1t is we'll enough to say that Is i:
an unlucky number. But this coun.
try started in business with 13 States
and up to going to press seems to be
holding her own.
Attention is called to the advertise
ment in another column of Miss May
A. Soper, who has opened a millinery
store in the old hotel building on
Main street. Opening next Saturd ay.
The sociable society, of the Congre-
gational church was reorganized on
Friday. The officers elected were as
follows: President, H. G. Fisk; Vice
President. Mrs. Gertrude Robinson !;
Treasurer, E. S. Robinson Execu-
tive Committee, Misses May Noyes
and May Merriam, and Mrs. Henry
Slayton.
The boys of the village have organ
lied drum corps, and now they ask
little help from the citizens in pur-
chasing drums, etc. To reach the
young people, and at the same time
give them their moneys worth in fun,
they have arranged to give a roller
skating party at the Town Hall Fri
day evening next. Admission to hall
10 cents use of skates 10 cents.
All are cordially invited.
E. G. Crawford, of Middlefeld,
Conn, a former resident of this vi
cinity, and son of Mrs. Crawford.
of this place, recently gathered forty
bushels of apples from one tree, the
tree being in the vicinity of 100 years
old. He also raised 100 baskets of
peaches, of which he sent his mother
liberal supply. He raised the past
season 260 bushels of strawberries
and grapes and other small fruits in
proportion.
The lyceum at the Academy Friday
evening was largely attended and an
interesting programme carried out.
The comparative benefits and injuries
of the civil war in this country were
discussed quite ably. The officers
elected for the last half of term were,
President, George Bushee; Vice Pres
ident, Martin Shattuck; Sec, Hattie
Rich Executive Committee, McNall,
Merriam, Misses Lyon and Camp.
Musical directress, Miss Spaulding.
The students remained for a social
time.
The squirrel hunt which occurred
Tuesday. with o. d. Matthews and
John Utton as captains, was carried
out in full without any unpleasant ep
isodes, much to the credit of all par
ties. Capt. Utton and his men were
the victors, by the modest count of
1906 to S,O45. When the result was
made known dwight" felt something
rise in his throat and faraway look
stole over his otherwise serene coun-
tenance. He couldn't quite reconcile
the figures, yet he knew the count
was fair, for he and his men had Wig
ilantly watched the entire proceed
ings. When the game was re-bagged
and thrown over into the manger he
knew it was safe. o. d. never does
things by the halves, and by his lnvi-
tation the victors partook of one of
Boynton's best suppers and everybody
was happy. We haven't a list OF the
hunters in full, and as counts were
not kept separate are not unable to
give detailed account.
On Tuesday afternoon of last week
Mr.. and Mrs. W. S. Cheney opened
their spacious house to the relatives
and friends of George w. Gates and
wife. 1t was an occasion for observ-
ing the 18th anniversary of Mr..
Gates birthday, and the 5Oth ami
versary of his marriage to Miss Bet
sey Smith. Many friends were pres
ent, ameng them being both of their
children, George Smith Gates, now OF
Oneida, Ill.,, and Mrs. Emma Smith,
of Wells River. 1t was an occasion
of much enjoyment to all. Old fash
toned songs were INDUCED in and a
toothsome supper was served at a
seasonable hour. The presents in
Guided a fine easy chair and something
over $40 in gold. Mr.. Gates was
born on the old Nathan Gates place
Oct. IL, 1910, and has ever been 6
resident of this town. He has always
been kind and neighborIy citizen.
and in early times had considerable to
do with town affairs. He is one OF
few of his age and generation that are
left. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Gates are
in good health, which it is hoped may
be continued to them for many years.
We call attention to the ad. of the
Morrisville Lecture Association in an
another column. This course opens
Thursday. October 9th, with a
concert by the Harvard Quartet, as
sisted by Miss Clara A. Hunt, the tai,
ented soprano. This is one of the
most popular combinations of the sea-
son, and has drawn full houses in all
the leading cities of New England
and New York. Their programme in
cludes a variety of classical, popular,
and college songs, and is adapted to
please all This is, without doubt,